There is a crackdown starting on driving regulations in Phuket. Please ensure you have the necessary documents, valid license and travel insurance to support you in an unfortunate event.
1)Penalties for riding a motorcycle without a license
If you don’t have a driver’s license, you will be punished with imprisonment not exceeding 1 month or a fine not exceeding 1,000 baht. The same is true even if you have a driver’s license and don’t bring it with you.
2) Motorcycle riders and passengers who do not wear a helmet are punishable by a fine not exceeding 2,000 baht.
Phuket’s campaign to wear a helmet according to the slogan “Beautiful, handsome, smart, safe, easy, just wear a helmet.
Foreigner’s guaranteed you will be stopped and checked.